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JD <jd1008@×××××.com> [11-07-03 05:57]: |
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> On 07/02/2011 06:26 PM, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> >Grant<emailgrant@×××××.com> [11-07-03 01:12]: |
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> >>>>>The most important thing is reliability and Linux compatibility |
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> >>>>>but I |
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> >>>>>also need HDMI and I figure USB 3.0 is a good idea. The system is |
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> >>>>>for |
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> >>>>>playing music and movies, no gaming whatsoever. If you're |
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> >>>>>familiar |
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> >>>>>with the current hardware scene, where would you go from here as |
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> >>>>>far |
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> >>>>>as a motherboard and other components? Any features a Gentoo'er |
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> >>>>>should look for? |
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> >>>>> |
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> >>>>>- Grant |
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> >>>>Is Nvidia still the way to go instead of ATI? |
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> >>>Yep. Unless you have old ATI hardware. Current hardware doesn't |
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> >>>work well. |
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> >>> Since he wants to buy new stuff, NVidia is recommended. |
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> >>That's what I was afraid of. The fact that Nvidia has stopped making |
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> >>onboard video will pose a problem. I could install an Nvidia video |
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> >>card but I'm trying to keep temps low and I don't want a third fan in |
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> >>the case. |
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> >> |
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> >>- Grant |
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> >> |
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> >Hi Grant, |
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> > |
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> >half a year ago my motherboard lost its blue smoke and I had to buy a |
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> >new PC (the rest of the old one was outdated). |
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> > |
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> >One of my thoughts was: No graphics card with a fan! |
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> > |
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> >But the guy in the store said, that graphics cards without a fan has a |
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> >problem: Either they are to slow (less heat) to be bought by the |
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> >people or they are fast enough to be bought, but they will die |
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> >sooner/easier due to a too hot GPU. |
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> > |
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> >He gave me a card with fans and said: "If you hear something too loud |
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> >-- bring it back." |
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> >I tested the card and: Nothing. The only thing I hear is the very |
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> >quiet fan of the PC case. |
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> > |
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> >The card is a: MSI N430GT PCI Express 2.0. |
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> > |
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> >It has two fans, which means lesser noise since both fans can run |
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> >at lower speed. |
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> > |
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> >You said, you will not need a gamer graphics card. But if you are a |
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> >fan of rendering (Blender,Luxrendere etc...) you may consider a card |
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> >with more muscles since GPU based rendering is the way to go. |
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> > |
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> >BUT: |
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> >When reading the driver informations from nvidia I found that the |
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> >sections saying "Added support for...." are still missing the GT 430. |
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> >I dont know whether this has any impact to you work -- the card runs |
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> >well with Linux and the OpenGL-based Blender does not have any |
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> >problems (its GPU based render engine is currently under development |
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> >so I didnt test that...) |
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> > |
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> >If you are intereseted in the setup of my PC, post me a mail! |
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> > |
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> >Best regards, |
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> >mcc |
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> Interesting recommendation. |
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> Which of the two has a better history of providing good |
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> support for linux drivers for their products? |
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...?... Oh, I fear, once again my English damaged what I want to say... |
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NVidia produces the chipsets but dont build graphics cards. They only |
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make a reference board and offer that for $$$ to manufacturers. |
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MSI is one of them. |
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The MSI-card I use is a 100% "NVidia card". It runs to 100% with the |
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original genuine nvidia-drivers. And on the boards are the original |
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NVidia GPUs. |
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GT 430 is the name of the GPU family. |
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Or...what was the question? :) 8) ;) |
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Best regards, |
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mcc |